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Westmore vs Plainfield vs Newark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westmore has the highest household income ($87k).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Newark has the most affordable homes ($230k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Westmore | Plainfield | Newark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 465Lowest |
1,314Highest |
727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.5±11.5Highest 19% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Westmore and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±6.9 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Westmore and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westmore and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,188±$11kHighest 7% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
| Westmore and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$137kHighest 4% above VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$229,900±$23kLowest 27% below VT |
| Westmore and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,050±$820Lowest 15% below VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,357Highest 6% above VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35%±94.2 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 49% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
34 min 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 14%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.